According to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Kilgore spent much time with Williams. As a result, he decided to try his hand at songwriting. When he was 18 years old, he wrote “More and More,” ...

It’s impossible to list songs by Johnny Cash and not include “Ring of Fire.” Ironically, the song was written by June Carter, along with Merle Kilgore, and released by Cash in 1963, five years before ...